Demographic / Economic Indicators
D.C. U.S.A. Population, July 1, 2004 estimate 553,523 293,655,404
Population, percent change -3.2% 4.3% (April 1, 2000-July 1, 2004)
Persons under
18 years old, 2000 20.1% 25.7%
High school graduates 77.8% 80.4%
(Persons age 25+, 2000) Homeownership rate, 2000 40.8% 66.2% Median household money income, 1999 $40,127 $41,994 Per capita money income, 1999 $28,659 $21,587 Persons below poverty, 1999 20.2% 12.4% Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,274 $9,190
Private nonfarm employment,
percent change 1.4% 1.6%
(Average annual rate; 1994-2004)
Persons per square
mile, 2000 9,316.4 79.6
Top 20 Employers in the Private Sector in D.C.
Rank Employer1 George Washington University
2 Georgetown University
3 Washington Hospital Center
4 Howard University
5 Fannie Mae
6 Children's National Medical Center
7 Georgetown University Hospital
8 Howard University Hospital
9 American University
10 Providence Hospital
11 The Washington Post
12 Catholic University of America
13 Marriott Hotel Services
14 Sibley Memorial Hospital
15 George Washington University Hospital
16 UNICCO Service Company
17 BlueCross BlueShield of the National Capital Area
18 American National Red Cross
19 Hyatt Regency Hotels
20 The National Academies
(Based on employment levels reported to the District's Unemployment Compensation Program as of September 2003. Ranked by size of workforce.)
District of Columbia Job Activity November 2005
The number of District wage and salary jobs increased by 2,300 in November 2005. The private sector gained 1,700 jobs and the public sec-tor added 600 jobs. In the private secsec-tor, educational and health services gained 1,000 jobs; trade, transportation and utilities gained 500 jobs; other services increased by 400 jobs; and professional and business serv-ices increased by 300 jobs. Information lost 400 jobs and financial activi-ties lost 100 jobs. Natural resources and construction, manufacturing and leisure and hospitality were unchanged over the month. In the public sec-tor, the District government increased by 500 jobs; the federal govern-ment added 100 jobs; and transportation was unchanged.
In the last twelve months, the District gained a total of 11,700 jobs. The private sector accounted for the increase. The private sector growth occurred in professional and business services (up by 4,400 jobs), leisure and hospitality (up by 2,600 jobs), educational and health services (up by 1,900 jobs), other services (up by 1,500 jobs), trade, transportation and utilities (up by 700 jobs), financial activities (up by 500 jobs), and infor-mation (up by 100 jobs). Natural resources, construction and manufactur-ing were unchanged over the year. In the public sector, the District gov-ernment gained 400 jobs while transportation lost 400 jobs and the fed-eral government was unchanged.
Washington Metropolitan Division November 2005
Total wage and salary employment in the Washington Metropolitan Division increased over the month in November 2005 by 13,800. The pri-vate sector increased by 10,100 jobs and the public sector gained 3,700 jobs. Within the private sector, gains were registered in trade, transporta-tion, and utilities (up by 8,700 jobs), educational and health services (up by 2,400 jobs), professional and business services (up by 1,100 jobs), man-ufacturing (up by 400 jobs), and financial activities (up by 100 jobs). Losses were noted in leisure and hospitality (down by 1,200 jobs), natural resources, mining and construction (down by 900 jobs), information (down by 300 jobs), and other services (down by 200 jobs). In the public sector, state and local government gained 1,600 jobs each and the federal government added 500 jobs.
During the past twelve months, the Washington Metropolitan Division gained 72,200 jobs. The private sector gained 63,600 jobs and the public sector added 8,600 jobs. Private sector gains were registered in profes-sional and business services (up by 17,800 jobs), trade, transportation, and utilities (up by 11,100 jobs), leisure and hospitality (up by 10,400 jobs), educational and health services (up by 8,000 jobs), natural resources, min-ing and construction (up by 7,500 jobs), other services (up by 4,200 jobs), financial activities (up by 3,300 jobs), and manufacturing (up by 1,600 jobs). Information lost 300 jobs over the year. In government, state gov-ernment gained 4,900 jobs and local govgov-ernment added 3,800 jobs, while the federal government lost 100 jobs.
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Economic Trends
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Labor Market RESEARCH & INFORMATION
District of Columbia
January 2006
Data for November 2005
Published by:
D.C. Department of Employment Services
in cooperation with the
Workforce Investment Council
Labor
Market
Employment Status for the D.C. Civilian Population
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Nov. '05p Oct. '05r Nov. '04a Civilian Labor Force 292,000 294,500 300,600
Employment 274,600 277,300 274,100
Unemployment 17,400 17,200 26,500
D.C. Metro Area Average Hours & Earnings
(of Production Workers in Manufacturing)
Nov. '05p Oct. '05r Nov. '04a Weekly Earnings $673.81 $675.11 $661.38
Weekly Hours 39.8 39.9 38.7
Hourly Earnings $16.93 $16.92 $17.09
Consumer Price Index, Annual Change in %
All items. All urban consumers.
Nov. '05 Oct. '05 Nov. '04 Oct. '04
Wash.-Balti. DC-MD-VA-WV 3.7 na 3.6 na
U.S.A. 3.5 4.3 3.5 3.2
(All items. All urban consumers. Not Seasonally Adjusted. )
(1982-84=100 for U.S. Nov. 1996=100 for Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV) na: not available
Unemployment Rate
November 2004 to November 2005 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Unemployment Rates
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)Nov. '05p Oct. '05r Nov. '04a
U.S.A. 4.8 4.6 5.2
Washington, DC MSA 3.3 3.1 3.7
Washington, DC MD 3.3 3.2 3.8
D.C. 6.0 5.8 8.8
Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted)
U.S.A. 5.0 5.0 5.4
Net Job Change
November 2004 to November 2005
D.C. Wage and Salary Employment by Industry
(Not Seasonally Adjusted; In Thousands of Jobs)
Nov. '05p Oct. '05r Nov. '04a
Total 688.1 685.8 676.4
Total Private 458.5 456.8 446.8
Goods-Producing Industries 14.8 14.8 14.8
Manufacturing 2.5 2.5 2.5
Natural Resource, Mining
Mining & Construction 12.3 12.3 12.3
Service-Providing Industries 673.3 671.0 661.6 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 28.8 28.3 28.1 Wholesale Trade 4.7 4.6 4.5 Retail Trade 18.3 17.9 17.9 Transportation,
Warehousing & Utilities 5.8 5.8 5.7
Information 23.2 23.6 23.1
Financial Activities 30.8 30.9 30.3
Professional
& Business Services 148.1 147.8 143.7
Educational
& Health Services 97.6 96.6 95.7
Leisure & Hospitality 54.6 54.6 52.0 Accommodation
& Food Services 48.6 48.8 46.0
Other Services 60.6 60.2 59.1
Government 229.6 229.0 229.6
Federal Government 191.2 191.1 191.2
D.C. Government 33.9 33.4 33.5
Public Transportation 4.5 4.5 4.9
(Subtotals may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Note: Wage and salary employment by industry is now based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
p: Preliminary r: Revised figures a: Reflecting 2003 benchmark revisions
8.0 Manufacturing Na tura l R es ou rc e, Min ing & Co ns tru cti on Trade, Tr ansportati on & Utilities Info rm ati on Fin an cia l A cti vit ies Pro fes sio na l & Bu sin es s S erv ice s Ed uca tion al & Health S ervi ces Le isu re & H os pit ali ty Oth er Se rvic es Go ve rnm en t 0.1 4.4 1.9 2.6 0 1.6 7.5 11.1 -0.3 3.3 17.8 10.4 -5 5 15 10 20 25 30 9.8 4.2 0.7 0 0.5 0 8.6 5.1 11.3 10.4 24.2 4.8 12.2 8.2 0 1.3 -0.1 1.5 In thousands of jobs D.C. MSA D.C. MD D.C.
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Division
Wage and Salary Employment by Industry
(Not Seasonally Adjusted; In Thousands of Jobs)
Nov. '05p Oct. '05r Nov. '04a
Total 2,400.9 2,387.1 2,328.7
Total Private 1,856.3 1,846.2 1,792.7
Goods-Producing Industries 192.4 192.9 183.3
Manufacturing 45.4 45.0 43.8
Natural Resource, Mining
& Construction 147.0 147.9 139.5 Service-Providing Industries 2,208.5 2,194.2 2,145.4 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 335.8 327.1 324.7 Wholesale Trade 54.4 54.1 52.4 Retail Trade 219.4 211.4 211.2 Transportation,
Warehousing & Utilities 62.0 61.6 61.1
Information 89.5 89.8 89.8
Financial Activities 117.3 117.2 114.0
Professional
& Business Services 526.7 525.6 508.9
Educational
& Health Services 247.8 245.4 239.8
Leisure & Hospitality 206.8 208.0 196.4 Accommodation
& Food Services 178.6 179.1 171.1
Other Services 140.0 140.2 135.8
Government 544.6 540.9 536.0
Federal Government 297.3 296.8 297.4
State Government 77.5 75.9 72.6
Local Government 169.8 168.2 166.0
(Subtotals may not equal totals due to rounding. Data reflects conversion to 2002 NAICS.)
p: Preliminary r: Revised figures a: Reflecting 2003 benchmark revisions
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Wage and Salary Employment by Industry
(Not Seasonally Adjusted; In Thousands of Jobs)
Nov. '05p Oct. '05r Nov. '04a
Total 2,979.5 2,962.6 2,892.6
Total Private 2,339.1 2,326.9 2,261.9
Manufacturing 66.4 66.0 65.1
Natural Res., Mining & Const. 188.9 190.1 180.7
Trade, Transp. & Utilities 422.2 411.4 410.0
Information 107.2 107.4 107.3
Financial Activities 162.2 162.0 157.4
Professional & Bus. Services 648.6 647.3 624.4
Educational & Health Services 318.7 315.9 308.3
Leisure & Hospitality 254.0 255.9 242.7
Other Services 170.9 170.9 165.8
Government 640.4 635.7 630.6
Federal 340.5 339.9 340.9
(Subtotals may not equal totals due to rounding. Data reflects conversion to 2002 NAICS.)
Top 30 High Demand Occupations in D.C.
Average Mean
Annual Openings Hourly Wage
Management Analysts 798 $37.26
Lawyers 615 $63.26
Janitors and Cleaners, except Maids
Housekeeping Cleaners 600 $10.74
Combined Food Preparation and
Serving Workers, including Fast Food 519 $9.29
General and Operations Managers 477 $49.69
Waiters and Waitresses 467 $8.01
Cashiers 386 $10.62
Security Guards 380 $12.86
Accountants and Auditors 379 $31.31
Office Clerks, General 372 $13.67
Retail Salespersons 342 $11.34
Computer Systems Analysts 295 $38.22
Secretaries, except Legal, Medical,
and Executive 291 $18.43
Executive Secretaries and
Administrative Assistants 279 $20.58
Receptionists and Information Clerks 262 $13.30
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 247 $11.77
Administrative Services Managers 242 $36.06
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Office and Admin. Support Workers 242 $33.68
Registered Nurses 232 $28.04
Chief Executives 212 $74.50
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 212 $22.05
Legal Secretaries 206 $25.84
Customer Service Representatives 195 $15.25
Economists 168 $45.11
Public Relations Specialists 161 $36.71
Writers and Authors 155 $27.59
Real Estate Sales Agents 151 $29.92
Computer Support Specialists 145 $22.13
Food Preparation Workers 145 $9.77
Child Care Workers 142 $9.63
Openings - based on the 2002-2012 Occupational Employment Projections of the Department of Employment Services (Does not include Farm, Fishing & Forestry occupations.) Wage data -source; Occupational Employment Survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2004
Sources of Information:
D.C. Department of Employment Services, Office of Labor Market Research and Information, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The Department of Employment Services (DOES) compiles labor market information for the District of Columbia and the Washington, D.C. Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA). Visit our website —http://www.does.dc.gov. For inquiries or comments, call (202) 671-1633. Some of the information produced by DOES includes: labor force, employment and unemployment statistics; industry employment statistics; occupational employment statistics; affirmative action planning statistics; and top 200 D.C. employers. This pamphlet was created by the D.C. Department of Employment Services, Office of Labor Market Research and Information, under the supervision of Charles Roeslin III, Associate Director. The Department of Employment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Provider. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons with disabilities.
